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Explorations, Vol. 6, No. 1, Carole J. Bombard, George J. Mitchell, William S. Cohen, Gregory N. Brown, Daniel Belknap, Joseph Kelley, Mark E. Wood, William Duffy, Rebecca Smith, Andrew Walsh, Donald Robbins, Bradley W.B. Hay, Molly Horvath, Richard Hale, James Philip, Robert A. Strong, Bret P. Vicary

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Cover: Panthera pardus, Chui in Kiswatuli, was photographed by Dr. Linda Karbonit ar Dr. James A. Sherburne in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Karbonit was accompanying Sherburne who was working on the design and development of the University of Maine, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, assistance program in wildlife training and conservation education to Tanzania’s National Parks. Sherburne, who has worked in Tanzania for several years, was there most recently in 1988 and 1989 working on the parks project. He serves as the Director of International Natural Resources and Agricultural Programs at the University of Maine.

Articles include:

"Research and …

Explorations, Vol. 5, No. 2, Kathleen Lignell, Mary Beth Pinto, Susan White, James M. Acheson, Mary Lee, John Field, Eric Beenfeldt, Robert Shepard, M. W. Blumenstock

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Cover: Brian McLain of New Harbor, measuring a V-notched lobster; slide taken by Robert C. Bayer, University of Maine Professor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences.

"April is Aquaculture Month Guest Editorial," by Kathleen Lignell

"Hospital Project Teams: Gaining Cooperation," by Mary Beth Pinto

"The Maine Lobster Institute: Science and Industry Working Together," by Susan White

"The Theory of Common Property Resources: Scientific Law or Myth?" by James M. Acheson

"What do Seedless Watermelons and Triploid Oysters have in Common?" by Mary Lee

"Technology and the Competitive Edge," by John Field and Eric Beenfeldt

"Growing our State Tree Faster: …

Explorations, Vol. 4, No. 3, Carole J. Bombard, Mauri Pelto, Nancy E. Coverstone, William D. Lilley, Charles Gregory, Marcia Gauvin, Caellaigh Bennett Derosiers, Steven R. Dudgeon, Ian R. Davison, Robert L. Vadas

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Cover: Trophy: MooseHorn, from the Trophy Series, by Caellaigh B. Desrosiers.

"Editorial Reflections," by Carole J. Bombard

"North Cascade Glacier Climate Project," by Mauri Pelto

"Stained Glass Molecules," by Anne P. Sherblom

"Lobsters Inside-Out: A Guide to the Maine Lobster"

"Community Forestry: UMaine Cooperative Extension Service," by Nancy E. Coverstone and William D. Lilley

"Where Are They Now? — Robert F. LaPrade, M.D. ’81"

"Little Critters with a Big Job: Ciliated Protozoa and the Gulf of Maine Food Chain," by Marcia Gauvin from a paper by Charles Gregory

"The Innovation of Tradition: Low-Cost, Low-Input Alternatives for Maine …

Explorations, Vol. 4, No. 2, Carole J. Bombard, Richard G. Emerick, James A. Sherburne, Robert Brinkley, Susan Grindel, Roberta Chester, Anne P. Sherblom, Charles E. Moody, Diane Carroll, Barbara Barton

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Cover: Maya—painted clay figure from Jaina Island, Campeche, Mexico, 500-700A. D., approximately 100 percent. The clay figure is from a superb assemblage of pre-Hispanic materials from Mexico and Central America donated to the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum from the estate of William P Palmer III. In addition to this fine collection, Palmer donated an extensive array of objects from the Northwest Coast. Palmer earned his undergraduate degree in history and government from the University of Maine, and remained a strong, active supporter of the institution throughout his lifetime. More examples of objects from the Palmer Collection, including …

Explorations, Vol. 3, No. 3, Tim Lyden, John Muth, James Leiby, Kevin Scully, Jayalakshmi "Jaya" Krishnagopalan, Ivar H. Stockel, Peter Wagner, Luanne L. Peters, Mark W. Anderson, Judy C. Gates, Cheryl Waltz, Paula Quatromoni, Douglas Kellogg, Kimberly Dagher, James Linehan

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Cover: Artwork by Marcia Spencer, University of Maine art student.

Articles include: "Characterization of Normal and Carcinogen Induced Neoplastic Cells of Teleost Origin," by Tim Lyden

"Attitutdes and Opinions of Maine Dairy Farmers," by John Muth and James Leiby

"Background: the quest for the eighteen month oyster," by Kevin Scully

"The Quest for the Eighteen Month Oyster," by Kevin Scully

"Measurement of Surface Tension of Kraft Black Liquor," by Jayalakshmi "Jaya" Krishnagopalan

"From the former student," by Jayalakshmi Krishnagopalan

"From the faculty advisor," by Ivar H. Stockel

"Aquatic Fungal Decomposers in Two Adjacent Maine Lakes of Different Acidity," by Peter …

Explorations, Vol. 3, No. 2, Maryann Jerkofsky, David H. Clark, David Ebitz, Alan Davenport, David C. Smith, Erodgan Kiran

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Cover: Edmund G. Schildknecht, Seated Figure, 1929, oil on canvas, 30” x 25”, acc. no. 85.6.31, bequest of Edmund G. Schildknecht

Articles include:
"Reyes Syndrome Under Attack at UMaine," by MaryAnn Jerkofsky

"Maine Service Abroad: Using Labor Market Results for Planning Education and Training in Developing Countries," by David H. Clark

"Feeling and Form: Four American Paintings in the University of Maine Art Collection," by David Ebitz

"We Stand Corrected," Volume 3, Number 1, of EXPLORATIONS

"Confessions of a Comet Huckster," by Alan Davenport

"H.G. Wells: Socialist, Feminist, Polymath, Educator and Hero," by David C. Smith

"Supercritical Fluids and …

Explorations, Vol. 3, No. 1, Michael R. Gross, David K. Vaughan, Marisue Pickering, Richard A. Hale, James F. Philip, Richard Jagels, Detmar Schnitker

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Cover: Debouche, a thermo-formed acrylic sculpture, by Deborah de Moulpied, Associate Professor of Art at the University of Maine, (from the collection of Barbara Heldt and Gerald Smith, Oxford, England); photograph by Dale and Nedra Van Volkinburg.

Articles include:
"Biotechnology," by Michael R. Gross

"The Search for Tom Swift or Some Reflections on One of America's Best-Known Cultural Heroes," by David K. Vaughan

"ENDO-EXO 1 Sculpture in Motion"

"Communication is Not Just Saying Words; It is Creating True Understanding," by Marisue Pickering

"Maine Outreach: Teaching Success," by Richard A. Hale and James F. Philp

"Through Cloud and Fog, Hunting the …

Explorations, Vol. 2, No. 2, Kathleen Lignell, Carole J. Bombard, David Dean, James A. Wilson, Robert S. Steneck, Les Watling, David K. Stevenson, Daniel F. Belknap, Joseph T. Kelley

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Cover: The painting reproduced on the cover is an oil on canvas entitled “Konrad Oberhuber’s Visit to Compass Harbor, Maine, ” by Michael Lewis, 1985. Lewis is Professor of Art at the University of Maine at Orono. ©Michael Lewis, 1985

Articles include:
"The Gulf of Maine: A Sea Beside a Sea," by Kathleen Lignell

"The Gulf of Maine Littoral world of promise," by Carole J. Bombard for David Sanger

"Marine Worms Worth Fifteen Dollars Each?" by David Dean

"Free Trade, Not Trade War," by James A. Wilson

"Inner Space—The Gulf of Maine: its history and future for research," by Robert …

Explorations, Vol. 1, No. 1, R. D. Blake, Katherine Carter, David Mackinnon Ebitz, Carole J. Bombard, Stephen A. Norton

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Welcome to the first issue of Explorations, A Journal of Research at the University of Maine at Orono.

Join us as we explore a representative selection of the pure and applied research of our faculty. At UMO, we believe that research can capture the imagination and invigorate the mind, as well as contribute directly to the quality of life of the citizens we serve.

In this first issue, we have selected four areas of research that span the disciplines of biological and environmental sciences and the arts. This is but a small part of the research conducted by the faculty …